Chrysanthemum 2 Watercolor by Linda McCoy

This is the third watercolor started when the power went out for a few days here. I worked on all three at the same time. Each layer of watercolor has to dry in between glazes, so it seemed expedient to work on more than one. Who am I kidding? It has to do with my impatience! Anyway, it kept me busy for days, and I like the result of the transparent watercolors.
8"X8" Watercolor on Sennelier paper. $100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com
Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Autumn Hydrangea, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

Painting the lush hydrangea is always a challenge. Sunlight falls on these in very abstract shapes because of all the little flowers. I love these, soon they'll take their winter rest. This is an 8"X8" Watercolor on Winsor Newton paper.
$100.00 lindamccoyart@live.com for a paypal invoice SOLD

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Chrysanthemum, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

The Cincinnati area was hit hard by winds generated by Hurricane Ike. Fortunately the rain didn't come with it. We lost power for several days so I started a few watercolors I could work on during daylight hours. It was so quiet without power! All I could hear was the sound of the wind chimes, birds and the kids having a great time playing. This one is a little larger than usual, 10" X10" Watercolor on Sennelier paper.

$150.00 lindamccoyart@live.com

Sunday Morning

This canvas was intended to be something else, but that painting didn't work out so it ended up a little abastract. Or maybe impressionistic. Or maybe a fantasy floral. Or maybe a still life. I can't seem to make up my other mind on this one, but it is colorful!

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas. tcoy1@msn.com

Summer, Abstract Floral by Linda McCoy

A large and colorful floral. 24"X30" Oil on canvas. $300.00 plus shipping. Gotta have it? Email me for paypal invoice. tcoy1@msn.com

After September 11

Seems like everyone remembers what they doing when they first heard the news about the horrible events of September 11th. In the days that followed, people tried to resume normal activities and for me that was travel for my employer. Most everyone was aware of what happened in the big cities and airports, increased security, heightened awareness. I was fortunate not to have to travel by air during that time. Some of my travel took me to rural towns many of which were in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky. You couldn't pass a farm without seeing the flag wave, perched on mail boxes, tractors, front doors, and hanging from barns like this one. I wished I would have thought to bring my camera, for in itself this was another story. This barn is near Xenia, Ohio. We should never ever forget what happened that day.

Sweet August, White Hydrangea Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Stopped by Berns Garden Center and they had the most spectacular white hydrangeas in full bloom. This local garden center is a favorite haunt of mine, always something new and incredible color.
Day 21 of "A Tribute to a Beautiful Earth" with the Daily Painters Gallery
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com

Your Own Backyard, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

This is painting number 300!

These are in full bloom now, show offs in the back yard. Bright sunny flowers with warm colors. The birds are merrily picking away at the seeds. We didn't plant these, they grew from seeds dropped from the bird feeder. I watched the DVD "Queen of Trees" (again) which was broadcast on public television but available on DVD. I don't know what it is about that one hour journey that takes one through the seasons of a fig tree that compels me to watch it over and over. It's the story of how so many things on the earth are dependent on each other for life. It combines a complex nature experience with beautiful music and photography. Maybe I should have named this painting "Queen of Sunflowers"

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. tcoy1@msn.com

March Thaw

There are those times of year when the muse is napping. February and March are some of those months. One thing for sure, even on the most dismal gray days if you can catch the sunrise or sunset it transforms the landscape. This is a farm again on Cincinnati-Dayton Road. The farm equipment appeared to be waiting patiently for spring.
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com

Findlay Market Cincinnati 2 Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Back to Findlay Market! 6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas SOLD

Voice of America Park, Westchester, Ohio by Linda McCoy

Nice that this beautiful area is being preserved as a park. The grounds are beautiful, natural areas mixed with some landscaping, lake, walking paths, and of course the ducks! It's still in development, a lovely addition to the community with a long history......

Starting in 1944 during World War II "Voice of America" transmitted American propaganda abroad on shortwave frequencies. The Office of War Information began broadcasting in July 1944. The facility was taken over by the State Department in 1945. It became part of the newly created United States Information Agency in 1953 .
The facility was closed on November 14, 1994 because of changing technologies as the transmissions shifted to satellites. The towers were brought down and most of the land was turned over to the county and township for use as a park. Part in the southwest corner was sold to developers who have erected a shopping center called the Voice of America Centre. There is also a Museum on the grounds. Miami University is planning to open a satellite campus on a portion of the land, this building is under construction.

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas Sold

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Morning Sunlight, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

The flowers are from the Farmers Market in Lebanon. Fortunately we have many of these markets around the Cincinnati area. I'm not sure what's more fun, shopping or kibitzing with the farmers.
These little watercolors are quite detailed and usually take a series of days to complete. The first wash is loose and colorful, I try to let it peek through and not tame it too much. I use the same colors in watercolor as I do in oil. Occasionally I will use burnt umber in oil, but never in watercolor. (No burnt Sienna either or raw umber.) These stain the paper and if you make a mistake nearly impossible to correct. This painting only consists of a few colors, Winsor yellow, Aureolin, Winsor Red, Permanent Rose, Ultramarine blue and Antwerp blue. There is a little use of Winsor Green to gray the dark background (ultramarine blue, antwerp and permanent rose.) Winsor Newton 140lb cold pressed paper. Winsor Newton series 7 sable brushes. These are so expensive they should be insured by Lloyds of London (just kidding!) but they work beautifully. I know artists who are afraid to try watercolor. I say it's just a piece of paper, go for it! If you use transparent colors on Arches or Winsor Newton paper your "Oops" can be lifted with a q-tip dampened with water.
There's that little purple pumpkin again. Once again in the sunlight, I love the abstract shapes of of light that peek through the flower stems.
Day 10 of the Beautiful Earth Series on The Daily Painters Gallery 8"X8" Watercolor $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com

Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Cirque de Verre

Day 6 of the "Beautiful Earth" themed paintings on the Daily Painters Gallery.
I will restrain myself from posting my own comments about what I was thinking while painting this one. I think I will let the viewer draw their own conclusions. Have fun! 6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. tcoy1@msn.com
Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Findlay Market Cincinnati, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Just a really great place! The buildings are painted in pastel colors, window boxes everywhere giving the market a European feeling. If you are ever in Cincinnati, this is a must see! I was here this past Saturday with Rachel, we had a great time. It was really busy.
Here is a little history, compliments of Wikipedia:
Findlay Market was founded in 1852, on land donated for the purpose by the estate of James Findlay. The market is located north of downtown Cincinnati in Over-the-Rhine, a historic neighborhood known for its dense concentration of Italianate architecture. Open Wednesday through Saturday, with some vendors open on Sunday, Findlay Market is home year-around to about two dozen indoor merchants selling meat, fish, poultry, produce, flowers, cheese, deli, and ethnic foods. On Saturdays from March to December, the Market also hosts a farmers market, outdoor vendors, street performers, and special events. Findlay Market is a gathering place for people from all over the city. It routinely attracts perhaps the most socially, economically, racially, and ethnically diverse crowds found anywhere in Cincinnati.
9"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas SOLD
Day five of the "Tribute to a Beautiful Earth" theme at the Daily Painters Gallery

Lisanthius In Watercolor by Linda McCoy

Day four of the Daily Painters "Tribute to a Beautiful Earth"
Day three I was out enjoying the beautiful earth, and did not post. This past Saturday I was at Findlay Market in Cincinnati. There is a lot to take in there, but these flowers commonly known as "Bluebells" really caught my eye. They also come in purple, lavender and white. When I went to set them up to paint, I put them in a vase and fully intended to paint them that way. Fooling around with the composition I took a few out of the water and placed them in the shadows created by the lanky stems in the vase. That really captured my attention as I found the abstract shapes interesting. It is 7"X7" watercolor on Winsor Newton Paper

Present Under Glass

Day three of the "Tribute to a Beautiful Earth" project on the Daily Painters Gallery.
I was going to name this the "Greenhouse Effect" however I'm not knowledgeable enough about that subject to comment. I do wonder though what the world will be like in the future. Will we go to museums to see flowers pressed under glass because we can't grow them any longer? Will we visit art museums to see what a floral arrangement used to look like? A bowl of fruit? Animals?People? Just a little something to think about.


6" X 6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.


Copyright 2008 Linda McCoy

Peach and Pears, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

These little pears were ripped off a tree during a severe thunderstorm. A special little person noticed them scattered on the ground and brought them in for me to paint. So perfect! He was after me all day to paint them, and when I was finished he was so delighted. In past years once the pears are really ripening the bug level is off the charts. We don't use any insectide on these so the bees (where are they anyway?) and wasps have a field day. The ones that fall to the ground are dessert for the squirrels after a main course of sunflower seeds deftly scooped away from the birds.

The peach is a grocery store variety, perfect in everyway. I wonder about them though, you can't see or smell the pesticides. But they're there. Waiting for our first unsuspecting bite.
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas
All paintings are copyright by Linda McCoy 2008

Butler County Ohio Barn, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

The Daily Painters group is celebrating during the month of August with a "beautiful earth" theme. One could wonder why I chose a barn for the first day. Can't say really, I pass this barn often, and for those of you who live here in Ohio it's on Cincinnati-Dayton Road in Monroe. What would our landscapes look like without the thousands upon thousands of barns that dot the rural fields? Traveling the midwest you can see them standing, roofs collapsing, hand laid foundations crumbling. The weather isn't easy on the old ones, and after a particularly bad winter they just fold in on themselves. So much history. Many are adorned with the American flag, much like this one. They are a symbol of those who came in the early days and worked so hard to feed their families. Some have been in the same family for generations. But disappear they do, bull-dozed aside to make room for new sub-divisions and corporate farming.
Take the back roads once in awhile..... a beautiful earth indeed.
6"X6" Oil on canvas.

Purple Glass Pumpkin, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

I'm not sure what the intrigue is about pumpkins, but I guess to understand it you have to travel the midwest during harvest. Fields and fields of pumpkins. Who hasn't stopped at a rural farm stand and pondered over just the right one? Scooped out the gooey insides and spilled seeds all over the floor? Stuck a candle behind it's freshly carved spooky as possible face? Tried to make a pie from a real pumpkin instead of the canned? Roasted the seeds in the oven and sprinked while still warm with a bit of salt?
I purchased this glass variety from Michele at The Glass Studio in Berea Kentucky. http://www.kaht.com/multiple/glass_studio.htm . It's a beautifully hand blown purple glass with an amber color stem. I placed it in the sunshine so as to back light it. I'm sure my painting doesn't do Michele's glass art justice, but I just had to try.
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.
COPYRIGHT 2008 Linda McCoy

Green Vases, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Went into a local florist in Westchester http://www.flowersbynyla.com/ to purchase flowers, and this little green vase set was sitting on the counter. Really Green! I loved it so here it is in oil. Thanks to the staff at Nyla's for being so helpful. 6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. 

Red Berets Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Berets were originally worn by Northern Basque peasants and were knitted from wool. Today berets are normally made from wool felt.
Berets are associated with a variety of different people. A beret completes the image of the stereotypical Frenchman (even though berets are fairly rare in France nowadays) or French peasants; artists, painters and intellectuals. It also was the stereotypical headgear of film directors until it was replaced in the public eye with the baseball cap in the 1980s. It also became the standard headgear of the Castilian peasant. (Description by I.Com)
A brief oil sketch, oil on masonite 6"X6"

Lily of the Inca's and Perfume Bottles by Linda McCoy

The Lily is a Alstroemeria, or Lily of the Inca's. A Pom Pom mum and Hypericum Berries finish off the floral. The tall perfume bottle has a Calla Lily stopper, and the small bottle has a Closionne floral pattern. This is really a colorful painting, another addition to the perfume bottle series. 6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. 

P.S. July 29, 2008. I've changed the background on this painting three times. You are not seeing things, I just couldn't make up my other mind!

All images copyright by Linda McCoy 2008

Watercolor Hydrangea by Linda McCoy

I painted this with a limited palette of ultra marine blue, cerulean, smalt, Winsor green and yellow. A little Winsor red was used in the first wash of color. I'm working in oils on larger pieces, but meanwhile the watercolor paintings are a nice change of pace.

7"X7" Watercolor on Sennelier Paper $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com SOLD

Images are copyright 2008 by Linda McCoy

Watercolor Peony l l by Linda McCoy

7"X7" Watercolor on Sennelier paper. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com SOLD

Watercolor Gladiola by Linda McCoy

Just abstract shapes really. I don't know much about these lovely flowers but I found this little bit of folklore.......
According to Jesica Conrad, Beltrami County Master Gardner:
"In gladiola folklore, when Apollo accidentally slew his friend Hyancinthus, gladiolas sprang from his blood. That is why gladiolas are often associated with grief, a common funeral bouquet. In folk tradition, young men wore gladiolas to the marriages of their friends symbolizing the parting of their youth. Gladiolas are also thought to be the lilies of the field that Jesus referred to in the Sermon on the Mount. In the Victorian Language of Flowers, the gladiola represents strength of character. The name Gladiolus is from the Latin gladius, meaning “small sword.”
7"X7" on Sennelier watercolor paper $100.00. tcoy1@msn.com
All images on this blog and my website are COPYRIGHT 2008

Peony, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

Watercolor on Sennelier paper. Every once in awhile I head back to the watercolors. It's a never ending search for the transparency of the petals. 7"X7" $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com SOLD

All images on this website/blog are COPYRIGHT by Linda McCoy 2008

Snuff Bottle with Gladiola, Still Life Oil by Linda McCoy

Snuff bottles were used by the Chinese during the Qing Dynasty to contain powdered tobacco. Smoking tobacco was illegal during the Dynasty, but the use of snuff was allowed because the Chinese considered snuff to be a remedy for common illnesses such as colds, headaches and stomach disorders. Therefore, snuff was carried in a small bottle like other medicines. The snuff bottle is comparable to the snuff box used by Europeans. (Wikipedia)
A fun little painting with a lot of details. 6"x6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com if you are interested in purchasing.

Rachel's Bouquet, A Closer Look

6"X6" Oil on Gallery wrapped stretched canvas SOLD

David's Boutonnière, Rachel's Bouquet

Heartiest congratulations to you both! Many many years of happiness!

A bridal bouquet dates back to ancient old traditions that are still a major part of the modern day wedding. In the Roman Era, the bride and groom wore floral garlands, portraying their new life together and a hope for fertility. The bouquet was symbolic for showing the women in bloom -a coming of age, so to speak. In the Victorian days, the bride and groom would send flowers to each other. Each flower would have a separate meaning. Through this the bride’s bouquet became an unforgettable tradition. SOLD

Perfume with Geranium, Still Life by Linda McCoy

I'm not a collector of perfume bottles, but I love their shapes and colors. My last visit to a department store perfume counter was a week or so ago, and I was amazed at the beautiful bottles. Seems like the manufactures are trying to out do each other with the bottle designs.
Both of these bottles are hand blown glass. Fun and colorful painting.
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com

Perfume and Peony, Still Life Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Mischievous nymphs were said to hide in the petals of the Peony thus causing this magnificent flower to be given the meaning of Shame or Bashfulness in the Language of Flowers. It was named after Pæon, a physician to the gods, who obtained the plant on Mount Olympus from the mother of Apollo. Once planted the Peony likes to be left alone and punishes those who try to move it by not flowering again for several years. Once established, however, it produces splendid blooms each year for decades. (Taken from The Language of Flowers, edited by Sheila Pickles, 1990)

The large perfume bottle is old, I don't know what green liquid occupies the bottle. The small bottle is a Czech cut glass perfume bottle, a tiny charm hangs from the collar.

The peony provides the base for many perfumes. Thierry Mugler has a fragrance named "Angel Peony." I might have to try it.

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $125.00 tcoy1@msn.com

Pear Blossoms and Perfume, Still Life Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

9"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $150.00 tcoy1@msn.com  Sold

Peony Buds, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

When I was a kid growing up on the South Side of Chicago, my mother and Grandmother used to bring in Peonies out of the garden. It seemed to me like there were millions of them. They would soak them in the bathtub to make sure the ants met their maker and didn't end up chomping on the Wheaties in the pantry. This seemed like a late spring tradition and following it, I never bring the peonies in the house until they have been soaked in a bucket of water.
We lived on the block of 70th and Sangamon, in a two flat building. My grandparents lived upstairs. What a great place to grow up. There were huge apartments at the end of the block, and the neighborhood was host to more kids than we could ever count. So many neighborhood games, whatever happened to those? On summer mornings you would wake to the click click sound of the jump rope hitting the sidewalk; girls playing Double Dutch. Ten, twenty, thirty, forty.....counted in cadence, till you tripped and gave up your turn.
Root beer floats, Ice cream trucks with aqua colored Popsicles. We hid under porches, ran through gangways, and never seemed to tire. We played hide and seek at dusk, and if you didn't want to be found you could find just the right place.
Little corner stores with candy on a piece of paper. Bull's eyes. Bazooka Bubble Gum with comics on the wrapper. In the evening people sat outside on their porches and drank ice cold beer. If it was really hot and very still you would get a whiff of the Chicago Stockyards, an awful smell. They were a good distance away, but how that smell did travel.
But I digress, back to the peonies! How this painting ended up being not about peonies, but more about the glass is a mystery. Well maybe not. I liked the abstract shapes the stems made in the cut glass so that sort of took over. OK well, more than sort of.

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com   Sold

Orchids

9'X12" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.
$125.00 tcoy1@msn.com

New Guinea Impatiens, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Just fun with a new Red from Blue Ridge. Azo Red. Just the right color, not too blue, not too orange, but a bright true red. A little on the abstract side, these flowers are large, and come in a variety of colors. I covered the entire canvas in the red, since that was the color of the flower and their veins. I applied the greens and grays, then lifted the vein out with a small brush which held a little turp. I used paper towel to lift some of the greens out along the edge of the canvas so the reds would show through.

I fear the peonies will never open, and that the hard rain which is coming tonight may beat them up before they have a chance to show off. Just have to wait and see.

9"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $125.00 tcoy1@msn.com

Iris Parfait

Iris Parfait indeed! The glass is called a ka-dink. They come in a set of four of different colors. Of course they are made for ice cream and such, but I thought of them as vases. The glass is frosted. A lovely gift from my daughter for mother's day. This is my second Iris painting today, soon they will be gone until next spring. Make hay while the sun shines!
9"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas. $125.00 tcoy1@msn.com

Lavender Duet, Iris Still Life by Linda McCoy

The Iris's are just fun to paint. In the changing sunlight the possibilities are endless. Still waiting for the peony's to open! Maybe later this week.
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00. tcoy1@msn.com

Spring Iris Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

I'm back to posting after a brief break. Finally the Iris's opened. Glorious color, drenched in sunlight they are a welcome sight after a very rainy spring. More of these to come, wish those stubborn peony's would open!

A little larger size, 9"X12" gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $125.00. tcoy1@msn.com

Glass, Lilacs and Tulips, Spring Still Life by Linda McCoy

Just a nice spring morning, the lilacs provide the fragrance, the sun provides the light.

9"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $125.00. tcoy1@msn.com

Grape Hyacinth Oil painting by Linda McCoy

Smaller than standard Hyacinth and growing lower to the ground these are pretty flowers. Their long spikey leaves lie on the ground and mix with the ground cover. It looks like the leaves have collapsed in exhaustion, but the flower is strong and beautiful.

My lilacs are just beginning to open. I hope we get more sun tomorrow! 6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.
6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com SOLD

Godiva, Bree and Me, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

One of the many wonderful things about having daughters is shopping together. Seems like a long time since Bree and I shopped together, but we made it to Kenwood Mall in Cincinnati. Who in the world could pass by the Godiva Chocolate store without going in? They were hand dipping these tiny white chocolate treats. The miracle is that the tart lived all the way home and made into my studio alive. Had we hit heavy traffic we would have devoured it in frustration. It's so tiny it fit perfectly on a little plate made for a pat of butter. The tulip is from Bree's garden and she reluctantly allowed it to be cut. "Bree those purple tulips are beautiful, can I have one to paint?" Well "yes" she replied "but do you mean you want to cut it?" I guess so, and here it is!
Wish my daughter Julie could have been here to share the day. She's coming in for a visit soon, shopping is definitely on the agenda.

Oh and about the Godiva? Gone but not forgotten! Chocolate works.

Not available for sale

Ladies in Red, Oil painting by Linda McCoy

The sun on the tulips this afternoon was brilliant. It seemed as if the entire garden was celebrating, so that's the way I painted it. 6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.
$100.00 tcoy1@msn.com

Here Comes the Sun, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

Finally Spring made it to the midwest. Everything is in bloom. The little pink flowers in the vase are off of the plum tree in our back yard. The little white flowers are from a pear tree in the front yard. One of the prettiest things about the Cincinnati area in the spring is the Pear trees. They are to this area what the Cherry Blossom trees are to Washington D C. For a week or so these white blossomed trees really show off.
The delphiniums I painted a few days ago are still ok, but this may be their last day. So here it is, spring, sunshine, and a little warmer weather. So nice.

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com Sold

She Sells Seashells, Oil Still Life by Linda McCoy

This old bowl/dish was a find in an antique store. It is covered with patina and remains a mystery metal. The outside is a burnished brown and the screws that hold the handles on are worn. I wonder about it. It's the second time I've painted it, it's history remains a secret. The seashells were just purchased in a bag of mixed shells and I've been meaning to get to them.

It rained today, no bright light. I like chromatic greys of this piece, and mixed them using permanent rose with a little Winsor Green and white. A quiet painting.

6"X6" oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00. If you are interested in purchasing, please email me at tcoy1@msn.com

Magnolia Morning, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

It's strange, as an artist I usually think I don't miss much when it comes to things to paint. We have lived here for more than nine years, and I must have looked at my neighbor's Magnolia tree a thousand times, not giving it much thought. This year it refused to be ignored. It is spectacular and loaded with blooms. It must be all of the rain we've had this year. This morning the light breeze made it seem as if the light was dancing across the petals.

Thanks to Jerry and Kathy for letting me get a close up peek at these beauties!

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com SOLD

Delphinium Oil on Canvas by Linda McCoy

This is a larger piece than I usually post, it just refused to fit on a small canvas. These are not blooming yet, so they were purchased in a small bouquet. Placed in a sunny window the blues really are vibrant. I hope I've captured their color.
12"X12" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00 tcoy1@msn.com SOLD

Raku and an Old Shoe

The warm weather yesterday prompted a deck clean-up. I was picking up one leaf, twig, vine and seed at a time. Himself reminded me that yes, we did own a broom and didn't I want to sweep? Sweep!? No, that thought never crossed my mind! I placed the crunchy rubble on the table imagining a still life. The other treasures were inside. The raku pumpkin was a purchase from a gallery when we lived in Wisconsin. The little shoe is from an antiques store in Lebanon, Ohio. It was missing it's partner, but it had good patina and why did I need two anyway? It's been around awhile but the opportunity to place it in a painting never seemed to present itself.

So this morning it all came together in a still life. Just everyday stuff really except for the little shoe. How many little ones wore it? The leather is too soft and worn to be used by just one baby. Girl or boy? Where are they now? If they are gone did they have a good life?

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. $100.00. tcoy1@msn.com

Perfume and Hydrangea, Oil Painting by Linda McCoy

The Hydrangea plant is lasting longer than I thought. So still not over my glass obsession I decided to add flowers to the mix. Nice lavender color for spring.

6"X6" Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. Tcoy1@msn.com

Hydrangea, Watercolor by Linda McCoy

I needed to take a break from oils. I missed the swishing sound of the brush as it swirled through the water for a rinse. When we lived in Michigan there was a screened in porch where I painted during the summer months. Sometimes it was so quiet I could only hear the sounds of the painting. The sound of the squirt bottle used to wet the paper. The gliding of the brush on a smooth watercolor palette, and the crunchy paper towel used to mop up the runaway water. Hours would pass but I never noticed.

7"X7" Watercolor on Sennelier Paper. $100.00. tcoy1@msn.com SOLD